Series launched in 2023Image via Yen Press © 2026 Yen Press, Minori ChigusaHoubunsha announced on Friday that Minori Chigusa 's Convenient Semi-Friend manga will reach its "grand finale" in the October issue of Houbunsha 's Manga Time Kirara magazine on September 9. Yen Press publishes the series in English and describes the story:“What if we became friends with benefits…?” She finds out Ruka needs a “friend with benefits,” so Suuna takes charge and proposes they form a “(semi) friends with benefits” contract…? The series first featured as a guest miniseries in Houbunsha 's Manga Time Kirara in the March to May issues in 2023 before launching as a regular series from the June issue onwards. Yen Press shipped the second volume on November 25 and will ship the third volume in January 2027.